tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post7547503442187761649..comments2018-03-17T08:38:36.568-07:00Comments on Civil War Books and Authors: Dupree: "Planting the Union Flag in Texas"DW@CWBAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00018056113264346047noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-4345326740239121082008-04-09T18:52:00.000-07:002008-04-09T18:52:00.000-07:00It's amazing how often Union coastal operations we...It's amazing how often Union coastal operations were in position to exploit their gains against overmatched local Confederate defenders, but, instead of getting supported, were always withdrawn to reinforce stalemated situations on more "important" fronts.Drew W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00018056113264346047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-67346091444081086352008-04-09T18:16:00.000-07:002008-04-09T18:16:00.000-07:00Drew,I'm going to have to pick this one up. I was...Drew,<BR/><BR/>I'm going to have to pick this one up. I was kind of bored by Townsend's book, but I loved _Yankee Autumn in Acadiana_. I've started to take a harder look at Union attempts to establish footholds along the Confederate Gulf and Atlantic coasts. I wonder what would have happened had the North decided to make one of these efforts a maximum attempt while simply standing on the Brett Schultewww.brettschulte.net/CWBlognoreply@blogger.com